A young adult stepped on a rusty nail last evening. After removing the nail and cleaning the wound, they applied a bandage and went to sleep. This morning the skin around the bandage is red, warm, painful, and oozing a thick, yellow drainage.
Based on the body systems involved and the suspected pathophysiological changes, which type(s) of tests can be used to confirm what is happening?
a. pulmonary function study
b. bone density test foot x-ray
c. laboratory analysis of oozing drainage